Aphex Channel
Master Preamp & Input Processor
Channel StripPrice not published
Specifications
- Type
- Channel Strip
- Description
- Master Preamp & Input Processor
- Topology
- RPA tube mic preamp + Class A EasyRider compressor + logic-assisted gate + de-esser + Aural Exciter + Big Bottom + parametric EQ
- Signal path
- Analog
- Channels
- 1
- Channel format
- mono
- Form factor
- 1U rack
- Rack units
- 1
- Sample rate (kHz)
- 44.1/48/88.2/96
- Bit depth
- 24
- Powered
- true
- Power (W)
- 12
- Frequency response
- 18 Hz - 24 kHz +/-1 dB
Details
Controls: Preamp gain 20-65dB, compressor (EasyRider), gate, de-esser (4kHz-20kHz band), Aural Exciter, Big Bottom, parametric mid EQ
I/O: Mic in: XLR-3F (transformerless, balanced); Outputs: XLR-3M and 1/4" TRS; Insert: 1/4" TRS send/return (balanced); Digital out: S/PDIF and AES/EBU; Word Clock BNC in/out
Notable use: Reimagined version of the legendary Aphex Model 230; combines 7 processing functions (RPA tube preamp, compressor, gate, de-esser, Aural Exciter, Big Bottom, EQ) in one rack space for broadcast/recording/live sound.
Notes: Current product per aphex.com/products listing. Contains a patented Aural Exciter and Big Bottom stage as part of the signal chain (psychoacoustic enhancer sections) alongside preamp/compressor/gate/de-esser/EQ, so device_class is set to Channel Strip (the whole-signal-chain function) rather than Saturation/Character. Uses 12AT7/ECC81 dual triode tube; preamp gain 20-65dB; compressor ratio 4:1 fixed (EasyRider auto); gate attack 0.1ms; THD <0.01% at +4dBu. Price not published by Aphex; retail listings (B&H/Sweetwater) inconsistent or show discontinued/unavailable status at time of research, so left blank rather than guessed.